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British Pathé Appoints New Licensing Executive For France & The Benelux Countries
British Pathé press release – 21 February, 2019 British Pathé, the world-famous media company founded in London by renowned French filmmaker Charles Pathé, has appointed Andre Gailani to oversee its licensing service for producers in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. In this role, he will act as the account manager for production companies such…
Read MoreFOCAL International to honour Julien Temple
FOCAL International press release – 13 February, 2019 The legendary and inventive director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award FOCAL International are delighted to announce that the 2019 recipient of the FOCAL Lifetime Achievement Award will be the renowned film director, Julien Temple. Julien Temple’s celebrated filmography traverses the realms of fiction, documentary and music…
Read MoreWerner Forman Archive: Masks Throughout History
Masks have played a part in human society from its very beginnings to today. During his long photographic career, Werner Forman photographed masks from all around the world, and many different eras. The picture above shows three different masks: Tankagle spirit dance mask from Liberia Samurai armour Tutankhamun The Werner Forman Archive collection contains a…
Read MoreObituary: Martin Hillier former Rex Features director
Martin Hillier, a Director for more than 30 years of Rex Features photo agency, passed away on Wednesday 30th January. He was 61. Martin had been with Rex since 1974 and was very highly-regarded by everyone he worked with. He retired from the business when the family-owned Company was sold in an MBO in 2011 but…
Read MoreNature Picture Library: winning images of 2018
Nature Picture Library’s photographers were successful in many of the major photographic competitions of 2018. Neil Aldridge won the Environment Singles category in the World Press Photo competition, as well as portfolio awards at NPPA and Nature Photographer of the Year, Jen Guyton won the Plants and Fungi category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year,…
Read MoreAyrshire photographer wins top award at the gardening ‘Oscars’
Garden Media Guild press release – 7 December 2018. An Ayrshire photographer has won the Gordon Rae Photographer of The Year award at the Garden Media Guild Awards, the so-called gardening ‘Oscars’. Andrea Jones, who lives in Barr near Girvan, was recognised for her portfolio of professional photography published in various national and international media…
Read MoreBridgeman Images now represents the amazing Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana collection
Bridgeman Images press release – 23 November, 2018. We are very excited to announce that, thanks to the partnership between Mondadori Portfolio and the Ambrosiana, we now represent the amazing Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana collection, which is comprised of over 6,000 images and contains some of the most important works of literature and fine art in…
Read MoreImage Quest Marine launches brand new newsletter
Specialist aquatic wildlife photo library, Image Quest Marine, is launching a brand new newsletter. The newsletter will showcase their beautiful underwater photography, as well as sharing exclusive collection news and photographer features. It promises to be a useful resource for photo editors and picture researchers, particularly those working on scientific and nature-related subjects. To sign…
Read MoreMany new features added to the Copytrack App
Copytrack news – 24 October, 2018. Whether photographer, picture agency or blogger: One thing is always scarce, time. Therefore it is particularly important to us to make the handling of our system as simple and intuitive as possible. We are pleased to present you some new features which we have developed in the past months…
Read MoreNew look, great content – new Science Photo Library website launched
Sciencephoto.com boasts a clean design and intuitive navigation to help you create stunning boards and quickly find everything you need. The website is fully responsive on mobile devices to help you browse while on-the-go. Science Photo Library have also introduced new content and a range of inspirational galleries that show the breadth of their amazing…
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